IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

There’s a wealth of opportunities in African banking

While the African banking market has seen a withdrawal of global banks over the last five years, the opportunity for localised banking has seen the opposite, driven by the expansion of African banking groups into the continent and led mostly by South African, West...

EU AI Act will have global implications

Kathy Gibson reports – When the European Union (EU) passed the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act last month, it set a comprehensive legal framework for rules on data quality, transparency, human oversight and accountability. Under the new legislation, AI applications...

R30bn left on the table by etailers with poor CX

South Africa's ecommerce market has increased substantially since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, but its potential to double by a further 100% to 5,6% of the total retail market is possible if etailers fix issues with their online CX. This is the key finding of...

ICT sector urged to drive ethical, equitable policies

The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has urged ICT practitioners to become "activists" for ethical, equitable ICT policy development and access as the country moves into a post-Covid era. Speaking at the national IITPSA AGM,...

Cardano cryptocurrency tipped to hit all-time high

The price of little-known cryptocurrency Cardano will jump to more than $3 in the next month, predicts Nigel Green, chief executive of deVere Group. Cardano's Its price has gone up by more than 36% in the last week and its market capitalisation currently stands at...

Basic Education launches ECD census

The Department of Basic Education is today launching the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Census 2021, which aims to collect data on all ECD programmes in the country to better understand and plan for the ECD landscape in South Africa. The Census 2021 will count all...

Mobile wallet payments surge, set for more growth

The mobile wallets industry continues booming, with more people than ever choosing mobile payment services as a safer and more convenient way of managing money. According to data presented by BlockArabia.com, the transaction value in the mobile POS payments segment is...

For Africa, economic growth depends on protecting nature

Africa's prosperity depends on preserving its vast natural wealth, yet the continent's natural capital stocks are dwindling rapidly. This is one of the conclusions in a new report by the German government, offering a comprehensive assessments of the strong links...

Huge opportunity for digital health in Africa

Across Africa, there has been an exponential rise in the number of people engaging with digital health services through their smartphones, creating vast potential for countries to deliver access to healthcare digitally. This is a key finding of Vodacom's e-health...

Notebooks set to dominate PC market growth

Worldwide shipments of PCs are expected to grow 14,2% to 347-million units in 2021, according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. This is down from IDC's May forecast of 18% growth with...

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HP expands Converged Storage portfolio

HP has expanded the company’s Converged Storage portfolio with a solid-state optimised all-flash HP 3PAR StoreServ system that delivers performance and low latency without compromising enterprise resiliency or adding data centre complexity. HP also has extended its...

Riding the mobile payment wave

mPowa, the innovative mobile payment company, is positioned to benefit from unprecedented industry growth following a programme of international expansion. According to industry analysts Gartner, mobile payments are poised to become a half-trillion-dollar market...

Integr8 advocates linking up to UC

The relevance of social networking to unified communications (UC) and the impact these resources have on business today cannot be over-estimated. Robert Sussman, joint CEO of South African managed ICT services provider Integr8 believes that Microsoft’s offerings in...

Why every business still needs a fax number

As the business world becomes increasingly digitised and virtualised, it’s hard to imagine that corporates are still stamping fax numbers at the bottom of their business cards. But the truth is there are still over one-hundred million fax devices in use globally today...

Break down silos for a cohesive view of GRC

Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is not new and has been in existence for many decades, says Edward Carbutt, executive director at Marval South Africa. However, the recent recession, increasing legislation, more stringent guidelines and growing stakeholder...

A DIY cloud is no cloud at all

There’s a great deal of pride and enjoyment that the geeks in an organisation get from building servers from scratch, creating server rooms, and architecting an infrastructure that they can boast about to their peers, says Alexander Mehlhorn, CEO, Framework One. And...

Big data, analytics key to business strategy

Big data and analytics are all the rage. But while these are important concepts for businesses of all sizes, they have no value if they are merely another addition to IT’s “to-do” list. Gerald Naidoo, CEO of specialist systems integrator Logikal Consulting, says that...

Veeam named in “Visionaries” Quadrant

Veeam Software, innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualisation management solutions for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the “Visionaries” quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise...

McAfee simplifies MDM and data security

McAfee has announced that McAfee Enterprise Mobility Management (McAfee EMM software) is now fully integrated with the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO) platform. With McAfee EMM software, comprehensive security, policy and management capabilities are extended...

Telmap upgrades Navigator app

Telmap, an Intel company, has upgraded its personal navigation app, Telmap Navigator - especially designed for South Africa - free of charge to the end-user, and with strong appeal to local advertisers. The latest version of Telmap Navigator turns an Android, Apple or...

Data Analyst – Remote Remote

National organisation within the "investments and financial services industry" requires a Data Analyst for their Sandhurst Branch.Qualifications and ExperienceAppropriate qualification1-2 years experience in a similar roleExperience in financial services would be an...

Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are on the lookout for a Senior Specialist - Software Development.Support and grow software development capacity within the team. The ideal candidate has to have a full stack experience, and be flexible within the areas of consulting, solutioning, and development....

Senior Database Administrator (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A renowned pioneer in state-of-the-art Cloud Technology is actively searching for a skilled Senior Database Administrator to become part of their innovative team leveraging modern technologies. Proficiency in Cloud platforms is essential. This team is...

Junior Software Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities Develop and maintain quality software and web applicationsAnalyse and maintain existing software applicationsDesign highly scalable, testable codeDiscover and fix programming bugsDesired Experience & Qualification Bachelor's degree or...

Senior Manager: Enterprise Architecture, DevOps & BI

About the role: Oversee the overall Enterprise Architecture, manage and coordinate various DevOps teams, and manage the design and implementation of bespoke mainframe/ERP systems, digital channels, other software development, including the Client Enterprise Data...

Service Desk Agents X3

Elevate Your Career with iOCO Infrastructure Services: Where Innovation Meets Impact.We are seeking X3 Service Desk Agents to join our team. As a Service Desk Agent you'll be responsible for resolving complex technical issues and ensuring that our customers are always...

Business Analyst (FBA) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...

Junior Software Engineer – Gauteng Sandown

Duties & Responsibilities Develop and maintain quality software and web applicationsAnalyse and maintain existing software applicationsDesign highly scalable, testable codeDiscover and fix programming bugsDesired Experience & Qualification Bachelor's degree or...

Service Desk Agents X3 – Gauteng

Elevate Your Career with iOCO Infrastructure Services: Where Innovation Meets Impact.We are seeking X3 Service Desk Agents to join our team. As a Service Desk Agent you'll be responsible for resolving complex technical issues and ensuring that our customers are always...

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